He who gives advice to a self-conceited man, stands himself in need of counsel.
—Saadi Shīrāzī (Gulistân)
Showing posts with label advice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label advice. Show all posts
Sunday, May 22, 2022
Post #3125
Sunday, February 20, 2022
Post #3112
Every man, however wise, sometimes requires the advice of a friend in the affairs of life.
—Plautus
Monday, July 01, 2019
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Monday, March 18, 2019
Post #2786
Any one can give advice, such as it is, but only a wise man knows how to profit by it.
—Charles Caleb Colton
—Charles Caleb Colton
Friday, April 28, 2017
Wednesday, December 07, 2016
Post #2223
I lay very little stress either upon asking or giving advice. Generally speaking, they who ask advice know what they wish to do, and remain firm to their intentions. A man may allow himself to be enlightened on various points, even upon matters of expediency and duty; but, after all, he must determine his course of action for himself.
—Wilhelm von Humboldt
—Wilhelm von Humboldt
Tuesday, December 06, 2016
Monday, September 26, 2016
Post #2171
It is a disingenuous thing to ask for advice, when you mean assistance; and it will be a just punishment if you get that which you pretended to want.
—Sir A. Helps
—Sir A. Helps
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Post #2053
Keep company with the humble, with the devout, and with the virtuous; and confer with them of things that edify.
—Thomas à Kempis
—Thomas à Kempis
Tuesday, July 07, 2015
Post #1852
Our advice must not fall like a violent storm bearing down and making those to droop whom it is meant to cherish and refresh. It must descend as the dew upon the tender herb or like melting flakes of snow; the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind.
—Anonymous
—Anonymous
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Post #1813
Most people, when they come to you for advice, come to have their own opinions strengthened, not corrected.
—H.W. Shaw
Friday, September 05, 2014
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Post #905
Cling tooth and nail to the following rule: Not to give in to adversity, never trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune's habit of behaving just as she pleases, treating her as if she were actually going to do everything it is in her power to do. Whatever you have been expecting for some time comes less of a shock.
—Lucius Annaeus Seneca
—Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Post #666
Keep strong, if possible. In any case, keep cool. Have unlimited patience. Never corner an opponent, and always assist him to save his face. Put yourself in his shoes - so as to see things through his eyes. Avoid self-righteousness like the devil - nothing is so self-blinding.
—Basil Henry Liddell Hart
—Basil Henry Liddell Hart
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Post #126
Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always like it the least.
—Lord Chesterfield
—Lord Chesterfield
A deadly viper once bit a hole snipe's hide; But 'twas the viper, not the snipe, that died.
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